Jana Paulsen

Box Score

Wis.-La Crosse WISLA 5-2

CARTHAGE COLLEGE CARTHAGE 6-3

Wis.-La Crosse WISLA

5-2

Final

Mar. 30, 2024

CARTHAGE COLLEGE CARTHAGE

6-3

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Wis.-La Crosse WISLA	5	2	2	4	13
CARTHAGE COLLEGE CARTHAGE	4	3	4	5	16

Game Recap: Women's Lacrosse | 3/30/2024 6:07:00 PM

Firebirds Surge Past Eagles in Saturday Showdown

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Carthage 16, UW-La Crosse 13
KENOSHA, Wis. - The Carthage women's lacrosse team hosted the UW-La Crosse Eagles at Art Keller Field on Saturday afternoon. It was a tight battle from beginning to end, filled with momentum swings and lead change throughout the game. The Firebirds used a strong second half to come away with their sixth win of the season.

First Quarter:

The Eagles were the first to score in the competition, but Carthage quickly retaliated with a four goal run from Bailey Koestel, Piper LeFevre, August Claridge, and Shannon Heitschmidt.
Following the 4-0 run from the Firebirds, UW Lacrosse found the back of the net on four goals, making the score 5-4 in favor of the Eagles at the end of the first quarter.

Second Quarter:

The visitors had the first goal of the second quarter, but Kyleigh Higgins was quick to strike back with an unassisted goal.
UW-La Crosse found the back of the net next. Soon after, Higgins responded with two more goals to earn the hat trick, tying the score at 7-7 heading into the second half.

Third Quarter:

To start off the second half, the visitors found the back of the net consecutively and pushed ahead of the Firebirds by two.
Koestel lessened the deficit with her second goal of the contest after a free position attempt.
Shortly after, Higgins scored her fourth goal of the game, tying up the score once again at 9-9.
On a free position attempt, Hannah Kim scored her first goal of the contest, giving Carthage the lead for the first time since the opening quarter.
Near the end of the third quarter, the Firebirds extended their advantage with a goal from Claridge, making the score at the end of the third quarter 11-9.

Fourth Quarter:

The Firebirds continued their run going into the fourth quarter with a goal from LeFevre, assisted by Heitschmidt.
The Eagles lessened the deficit with a goal, making the score 12-10 early on in the final quarter.
Soon after, Claridge scored her third goal of the contest, earning the second hat trick of the game along with Higgins.
The Eagles added another goal to bring the score to 12-10 with 9:14 to play, but the Firebirds went on a 3-0 run with goals coming from Kim, Higgins, and Claridge to give the Firebirds the largest lead of the day at 16-11.
The Eagles would add a pair of goals before the clock would hit zero and the Firebirds would claim the victory 16-13.

Higgins led the scoring for the Firebirds with five goals and eight shots on goal.
Claridge scored four goals and earned a hat trick for the fifth consecutive game.
Alessandra Almendarez registered a season-high 15 saves in her sixth victory of the year as the Firebirds goalie.

The Firebirds (6-3) return to Art Keller Field on Wednesday, April 3 as Carthage hosts Wisconsin-Eau Claire (6-1) at 7 p.m. at Art Keller Field. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.